September 20, 2019 – The Dallas Morning News – FWD DFW
September signals many things. It’s back-to-school season. Football is kicking off. So is the tease of fall weather. But what you might not know is that September is also Hunger Action Month. It’s a time where people all over the United States stand together with Feeding America and a nationwide network of food banks to fight hunger. It’s a month to spread the word and take action on the hunger crisis.
Right in D-FW, many companies combat hunger on a daily basis, including FWD>DFW partners Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas Mavericks, Frito-Lay and Toyota.
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Dallas Mavericks
The Mavs actually start September’s Hunger Action Month early with their Mavs Gaming Summer of Service, which focuses on fighting hunger via three service projects. The professional Mavs Gaming players serve meals to the homeless community, provide summer meals to food-insecure kids and stock the shelves at a food pantry in South Dallas. But it doesn’t stop there. The Mavs Season of Giving celebrates the holidays with a turkey giveaway, donating more than 250 Thanksgiving meals to underprivileged families at Buckner International — often with players on hand to greet families and distribute the meals. More hunger-busting festivities include Dinner With Santa, where the entire Mavs team provides a full dinner and holiday experience for kids struggling with homelessness and hunger.
The basketball team also has a long history of funding nonprofits through the Mavs Foundation, granting more than $600,000 to organizations that provide food for local pantries and homeless shelters as well as meals for kids across North Texas, including CitySquare, Community Food Bank, Dallas Life, Family Gateway, Hope Supply Co., Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, Metrocrest Services, Sack Summer Hunger, Minnie’s Food Pantry, North Texas Food Bank, Union Gospel Mission and Vogel Alcove.
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